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I am not a fan of the -ist and -ism constructions, see https://ericksonian.com/reverse-meta-model-nominalizations https://ericksonian.com/reverse-meta-model-no
by PaulHoule 5mo ago
I am not a fan of the -ist and -ism constructions, see
https://ericksonian.com/reverse-meta-model-nominalizations https://ericksonian.com/reverse-meta-model-nominalizations
though there are so many pernicious language patterns that projects like E-Prime (the verb “to be” goes to together with nominalization like peanut butter goes with jelly) are doomed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Prime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Prime
- oliculipolicula 5mo agoIs this where the -onian predilection comes from. sounds institutional here; -arians otoh ("identitarian") could be marketed to botanists.. "Vague" may not, tho what comes after "vaguely" can surely be put in a wheelbarrow, like "depressed", or any word that would suggest https :// news.ycombinator.com / submitted ? id = PaulHoule Is a list of prayers. Or rather, a trolling of local spirits, on otherwise meaningless days?
- cindyllm 4mo ago[dead]